MONTREAL - Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent suggests support for Stephen Harper and the Conservatives has dropped in Quebec and across Canada because of his insensitivity to economic problems.
Broadbent says Harper has repeated several times and imitated U.S. President George W. Bush by stating that the fundamentals of the economy are sound.
Campaigning today for an NDP candidate in a Montreal-area riding, Broadbent slammed the Conservative leader for saying people are concerned about their stocks.
Broadbent, who is now 72, says most people in his industrial hometown of Oshawa don't have stocks to begin with.
He adds that, for every person who holds stocks, there are 10 people who have been laid off in the past year and Harper has shown no concern for them whatsoever.
Broadbent is also predicting the New Democrats will make gains in British Columbia, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Quebec on election day next Tuesday.
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Broadbent says Harper has repeated several times and imitated U.S. President George W. Bush by stating that the fundamentals of the economy are sound.
Campaigning today for an NDP candidate in a Montreal-area riding, Broadbent slammed the Conservative leader for saying people are concerned about their stocks.
Broadbent, who is now 72, says most people in his industrial hometown of Oshawa don't have stocks to begin with.
He adds that, for every person who holds stocks, there are 10 people who have been laid off in the past year and Harper has shown no concern for them whatsoever.
Broadbent is also predicting the New Democrats will make gains in British Columbia, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Quebec on election day next Tuesday.
